{
  "date": "2026-03-26",
  "purpose": "Operational governance and intake checklist for first institutional pilots.",
  "stages": [
    {
      "name": "before_transfer",
      "checks": [
        "named counterpart identified",
        "research scope documented",
        "cohort description supplied",
        "transfer path defined",
        "legal basis or DUA path identified"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "file_receipt",
      "checks": [
        "files match manifest",
        "delivery integrity checked",
        "source system and export date logged",
        "raw delivery preserved read-only"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "identity_and_linkage_audit",
      "checks": [
        "stable participant_uid across tables",
        "explicit participant-night linkage",
        "local date logic documented",
        "no fabricated joins required"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "schema_and_unit_audit",
      "checks": [
        "field names mapped",
        "units normalized",
        "device modality documented",
        "score semantics documented"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "quality_and_feasibility_audit",
      "checks": [
        "participant count summarized",
        "median nights summarized",
        "endpoint density summarized",
        "missingness summarized"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "governance_handling",
      "checks": [
        "approved storage path",
        "no direct identifiers in analytical tables",
        "access scope limited",
        "provenance logged",
        "raw and transformed outputs separated"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "decision_outcomes": [
    "accept_for_pilot",
    "accept_with_limits",
    "hold_pending_clarification",
    "reject_for_current_scope"
  ],
  "hard_stop_red_flags": [
    "fabricated join required",
    "direct identifiers without justification",
    "no date linkage logic",
    "missing unit definitions for core physiology",
    "only aggregate exports available"
  ]
}